Untested Caldari Diving Fits

Again, haven't really tried these out (obvs) but with Caldari your options are rather limited in this space without cost blowing out extraordinarily, due to the additional cost of shield pimp. Basically, you can't make a vaguely cap stable fit with 200 DPS active tank with a medium shield booster without dropping 150M++ on a blue booster, and without crystals (too risky for the Abyss I'd feel). Plus, you really lack DPS in the majority of Caldari boats I feel, and lack range without rails, and with rails most of your DPS is lost in close range battles.

So, pinch of salt...

T1 Cruiser Options

To be honest, I feel your best option is to train another race.

Caracal
Eeeeehhhhh, no. How's 52DPS active tank sound? Not enough, no. Because that's what you get with a T2 medium shield booster. Since we aren't dropping dank C-type reppers on a 9M ISK hull, that's the end of the discussion IMO.

Blackbird
Nope. Not enough DPS for much beyond possibly Tier 2. Not enough tank.

Moa
If 130 DPS active tank is your thing, and ass range with no midslot tackle, and pissy drones, go right ahead.

T2 Cruiser Options
You actually have some hope in the T2 cruiser sphere. Some. But be prepared to spend (at today's prices) 500-600M. So I don't know how you think noobs can work their way through the lower levels and get into higher tier diving, CCP, without dropping serious ISK.

[Eagle, Diver]

Assault Damage Control II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II

50MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive
Medium Cap Battery II
Gist C-Type Large Shield Booster
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Stasis Webifier II
Stasis Webifier II

Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M

Medium Capacitor Control Circuit II
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit II


Hobgoblin II x5

Blaster Eagle is a possibility with 343 DPS tank, and 674 DPS with Void. Plus with an ADC for sticky situations. Cap stable if you aren't running the MWD, you'd be running this in bursts to get in/out of range. This is decent.

Onyx

[Onyx, Diver]

Damage Control II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II

Large Compact Pb-Acid Cap Battery
Gist B-Type Large Shield Booster
Gistum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier
10MN Monopropellant Enduring Afterburner
Shield Boost Amplifier II
Stasis Webifier II

Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Pitfall Compact Warp Disruption Field Generator, Focused Warp Scrambling Script

Medium Warhead Rigor Catalyst II
Medium Warhead Rigor Catalyst II

Even without tank rigs, this is probably a very solid all-round fit; nearly LML application with Precisions thanks to the cheap rigor rigs and 309 DPS, or 416 DPS with Fury, this would be fine. 530 DPS active tank, cap stable. No drones, though. However, an 18km scram and a web might be worth something for stopping the drones in their tracks. I feel this is a HIC that could really do the job.

Faction Cruisers
Well, let's be honest, a Caracal Navy Issue is just a Caracal with extra DPS. So, nope, not shelling out 80M ISK on a hull to have it suck as bad as the T1 version.

Osprey Navy has no tank bonus, and a smashed crab of DPS options (3 launcher hardpoints, 5 light drones wowee) so you won't be using this. It's not a nano fleet where you can unload a clip of RLML's and kite away forever. I mean, for 120M you can get this;

[Osprey Navy Issue, Diver]

Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Damage Control II

50MN Cold-Gas Enduring Microwarpdrive
Domination Large Shield Booster
Shield Boost Amplifier II
Cap Recharger II
Republic Fleet Large Cap Battery
EM Ward Amplifier II

Rapid Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Inferno Light Missile
Rapid Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Inferno Light Missile
Rapid Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Inferno Light Missile
[Empty High slot]
[Empty High slot]

Medium Core Defense Operational Solidifier I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I


Hobgoblin II x5

Yeah, fill those empty highs with something. 296 DPS (reloads included) and 249 DPS active tank. Maybe you can get through the Tier 2 or maybe Tier 3 in it, but good luck.